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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Bill pay for his habit?

2. Which of the following characters is said to mooch?

3. Which of the following is not a person drinking at the bar?

4. With which character does Lee leave the bar?

5. What drug does Bill take in his apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Bill and Roy get enough money to continue their habits?

2. Describe Bill's meeting with the sailor.

3. Describe the fight that occurs in the opening ten pages.

4. How does Bill change his life at the beginning of page 34?

5. What happens to all the characters mentions in the first 20 pages?

6. How does Bill meet Mary?

7. In what way is homosexuality a major theme in the novel?

8. Describe Bill's time in the prison facility.

9. What is the difference between Burroughs' use of dialogue when talking to the police and his use of dialogue when talking to friends?

10. Why does Gains not care about their dealer shortselling them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine withdrawal from heroin as described in the book.

1) What does Lee feel and suffer during withdrawal?

2) How can withdrawal from heroin be made easier?

Essay Topic 2

Write a 500-word essay either in support or against the following statement: Junky romanticizes drug abuse.

Essay Topic 3

The Junky is a famous book which has greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book written after the novel that you think was influenced by Junky and discuss their similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes

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